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Firefighters Rescue Duck Family Trapped in Storm Drain
Somehow, a family of ducks made it into a storm drain but couldn't get out again without a little help.
Firefighters this weekend rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain in Costa Mesa where they became trapped.
Firefighters were summoned about 8 p.m. Saturday to the 3300 block of Hyland Avenue, according to the Costa Mesa Fire Department, which tweeted photos of the rescue.
It took about 30 minutes to free the ducks.
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It was unclear how the creatures managed to get into but not out of the storm drain.
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